COMPUTER HISTORY AND EVOLUTION
DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS
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Mark 1
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Macintosh
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Alto
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Apple 2
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1976, computer pioneers Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs began selling their Apple I computer in kit form to computer stores. By August of that year, Wozniak started designing an improved version, the Apple II. Wozniak and Jobs demonstrated a prototype in December, and then introduced it to the public in April 1977.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Apple II started the boom in personal computer sales in the late 1970s, and pushed Apple into the lead among personal computer makers. The Apple II used a MOS 6502 chip for its central processing unit. It came with 4 KB RAM, but could be extended up to 48 KB RAM.
Detailed explanation-3: -Steve Wozniak designed the Apple II in 1977. The self-contained unit housed electronics, keyboard and power supply, with the BASIC language in permanent memory. A TV served as the display.